Happy New Year and Eye Healthcare in 2018
Posted by: Eye Specialists and Surgeons of Northern Virginia in Uncategorized
A Happy and Blessed New Year to you all! We understand the excitement a new year brings but 2018 also brings a lot of anxiety in regards to healthcare. At Eye Specialists we could not be more aware of the ever changing healthcare landscape in our region. The Healthcare Exchange in Fairfax County has left…
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Going Deeper into a Cataract
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I’m often asked what grade is my cataract? or is my cataract ripe? This is a difficult question to answer because a cataract comes in many forms. There are actually over 20 different types of cataracts. There are cataracts that younger people can have and then there are those we see in the more advanced…
Read More Is this lump on my eye anything to worry about?
Posted by: Eye Specialists and Surgeons of Northern Virginia in Uncategorized
Many times we see a spot on the eye and we do not know if it is concerning or not. During my fellowship in San Diego I had the privilege to see many Sun related growths on the eye. Most of these were a growth called a pterygium. A pterygium is a common growth on…
Read More I had Lasik many years ago and now I have a Cataract?!?!
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ORA CALCULATOR (REAL TIME LENS CALCULATOR) I was asked this week as I have been before “is there any increased risk in having cataract surgery since I had lasik years ago?” It is actually a great question and I’ll try to answer in this post. There are many important points. First of all, Lasik is…
Read More Our greatest gift: You!
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We would like to thank our wonderful patients for trusting in us to take care of one of their most important senses: Vision. Recently in the same week Dr. Josephson was asked to take a picture with two different patients as they finished their surgery. We were reminded of the gift we have in treating…
Read More Preceptor and Lecturer at Shenandoah University
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Dr John Josephson of Eye Specialists & Surgeons of Northern Virginia had the pleasure to be invited as a Preceptor and Lecturer at Shenandoah University to a very bright class of upcoming practitioners. It is an honor to give back to the community through education and service and to pay it forward to the next…
Read More Contact Lens Infection Emergency
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Occasionally a contact lens infection can lead to a BIG ulcer of the cornea. This can result in a lot of morbidity if not treated carefully by a cornea specialist. Thank God after a few months of treatment, we were able to remove this ulcer by a corneal transplant and with the most delicate of…
Read More Video testimonial for one of our surgical patients
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We are so honored to have wonderful patients who want to share their experience with our care. This is an un-edited testimonial from a patient who had cataract surgery with Symfony extended range intraocular lenses. If any questions feel free to call our office at 571-349-2191.
Read More No Stitch Pterygium Surgery
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A pterygium is a growth of tissue on the cornea, the window of the eye, often from exposure to sunlight, trauma, or eye surface disease. It is often surprising how advanced pterygia can become before people seek treatment. This picture is of a young woman with advanced pterygium in both eyes that were scarring…
Read More Ever wonder who does those unique Eye procedures in Fairfax, VA?
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Ever wonder who does those unique Eye procedures in Fairfax, VA? Cornea: Keratoconus Collagen Cross-linking: Recent FDA approval has allowed us to expand the use of this technology to slow or halt the progression of keratoconus. Cornea: Keratoconus: Corneal Intacs:The New era of contact lenses have seen an emergence of intacs to aid difficult fittings…
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